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The Biggest Lie Fueling the Antisemitic Student Uprising

Misled and menacing student activists fancy themselves the authors of a revolutionary power reversal, but this is self-delusion.

Demonstrators hold a protest in solidarity with Pro-Palestinian organizers as they block a street outside Columbia University in New York City, April 18, 2024.

No, Joe Biden Is Not the ‘Big Winner’ of This Congress

The claim that Biden has racked up a series of legislative victories crumbles upon inspection, which explains why Democrats seem profoundly unsatisfied.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his plan to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan, at the White House, Washington, D.C., April 14, 2021.
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Trump’s Unlikely Voter Problem

November results will be attributed to the bets both campaigns placed early in this campaign cycle. And everyone, save perhaps for the campaigns themselves, will have seen it coming.

A supporter of Donald Trump waits in a parking lot ahead of a campaign rally in Wilmington, N.C., April 20, 2024.

Throw the Anti-American Left Under the Bus

The alternative, for center-left elites, is to continue coddling and mollifying what can only be described as a pro-terrorism constituency.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march through downtown streets and shopping malls during a "Strike for Gaza" protest in Los Angeles, Calif., April 15, 2024.

No True Progressive

AOC is facing growing criticism from those seated in the cheap seats of Twitter or breathing the rarefied air circulating through the headquarters of the New York Times.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) speaks at a press conference in Washington, D.C., July 13, 2023.

Donald Trump’s Trial Will Matter

Uncommitted voters seem to hold two opposing outlooks: Trump is a victim of political persecution, and whatever he’s accused of, he probably did it.

Former president Donald Trump arrives at Manhattan criminal court with his legal team ahead of the start of jury selection in New York City, April 15, 2024.

Can Trump Thread the Needle on Abortion?

Listen to the latest edition of Issues with Noah Rothman.

Why Isn’t the President Angry?

Biden has shown incalculable patience with Hamas’s dilatory tactics, but that patience should reach its end with the news that it was all a game.

President Joe Biden speaks about the care economy during an event at Union Station in Washington, D.C., April 9, 2024.

Short-Term Gain, Long-Term Pain

The GOP should think twice about adopting the Democrats’ tactics of manipulating the other side’s voters. Sometimes the price of victory is too steep.

Former president Donald Trump speaks as he holds a campaign rally at Coastal Carolina University ahead of the South Carolina Republican presidential primary in Conway, S.C., February 10, 2024.

The Inflation Spike Biden Cannot Run From

The brutal CPI report that dropped on Wednesday is not without a few bright spots, but they are blotted out by the evidence that inflation is still rising.

President Biden walks to board Marine One, before traveling to Rehoboth Beach, Del. for the weekend, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 18, 2022.

Biden Turns on Ukraine, Too

Biden’s turn against his partners in Ukraine, much like his (predictable) pivot against Israel, is a stab in the back.

President Joe Biden attends a joint press conference with Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House in Washington, D.C., December 12, 2023.

A Legal Tragedy in Strasbourg

The European Court of Human Rights holds that Switzerland can be officially deemed a human-rights abuser.

Anne Mahrer and Rosmarie Wydler-Walti of the Swiss elderly women group Senior Women for Climate Protection, talk to journalists after the verdict of the court in the climate case in Strasbourg, France, April 9, 2024.

Genocide Is Not a Vibe

Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren is eager to believe that the facts will one day support her prejudices about Israel’s conduct in Gaza.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) faces reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., September 13, 2023.

The Soft Bigotry of Biden’s Low Expectations for Hamas and Its Allies

Both at home and abroad, the Biden administration has set far higher expectations for the pro-Israeli side of this fight than for the other side.

President Joe Biden looks on during a campaign event at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, Ga., March 9, 2024.

What Will Biden Do If Iran Attacks Israel?

U.S. credibility would be at stake.

President Joe Biden speaks to the press before boarding Air Force One in Hagerstown, Md., March 5, 2024.

When Does Biden Have to Fear a Pro-Israel Backlash?

Josh Kraushaar and Rebeccah Heinrichs join Noah Rothman on this week’s edition of Issues with Noah Rothman.

Did the Biden Administration Fall for Russia’s Nuclear Propaganda?

House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Michael McCaul charges the White House with failing to comprehend the logic of nuclear deterrence.

President Joe Biden attends a joint press conference with Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House in Washington, D.C., December 12, 2023.

Ben Rhodes Gives Away the Game

The Obama-era functionary’s ire was piqued by a report in Politico.

Ben Rhodes, the former deputy national-security advisor during Obama Administration, speaks during the Obama Foundation "Democracy Forum" in New York City, November 17, 2022.

Does John Kirby Know Who He’s Working For?

Israel supporters are not entirely bereft of figures in the administration articulating a full-throated case in Jerusalem’s favor.

John Kirby, U.S. National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, speaks to reporters during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., April 2, 2024.

At the State Level, the National Political Landscape Benefits Trump

Eventually, voters’ negative impressions of Biden and his record will harden into something that no amount of slick advertising can overcome.

Left: President Joe Biden delivers remarks at an event in Fort Liberty, N.C., June 9, 2023. Right: Former president Donald Trump delivers remarks during an event in Bedminster, N.J., June 13, 2023.

‘Get Over Yourself’

Hillary Clinton displayed all the political skill for which she is famous in a Monday night appearance on NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

Former secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at COP28 World Climate Summit, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 4, 2023.

Rejoice! You Are Living in the Golden Age of Fruit

The produce aisle has become a cavalcade of marvels that reliably delight the senses.

A shopper browses for fruits at a grocery store in Pasadena, Calif., June 11, 2020.

An Alleged Attack on the United States Isn’t the Time for Snark

How the West should respond to crippling attacks on U.S. officials is a matter for serious policy-makers. For now, we have unserious ones.

Senator J. D. Vance (R., Ohio) walks at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., September 12, 2023.

The Progressive Attack on Consumer Preference

The greatest obstacle to Joe Biden’s electric-vehicle mandate is you — and your damnable preferences.

The Gaza Pier Makes Less Sense with Each Passing Day

It’s hard to avoid the impression that Joe Biden’s plan to deploy the U.S. military to construct a humanitarian pier in Gaza wasn’t that well thought out.

Personnel board the U.S. Army Vessel (USAV) General Frank S. Besson (LSV-1) after President Biden announced the U.S. would provide humanitarian assistance to Gaza by sea, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 9, 2024.

The Worst Cold War Documentary Ever Made, Part 2

The first three episodes are organized around the notion that the United States was the foremost belligerent in the Cold War.

President Ronald Reagan and Soviet general secretary Mikhail Gorbachev meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., December 8, 1987.

The Zombie ‘Establishment GOP’ Problem

Danielle Pletka and David Drucker join Noah Rothman to discuss the state of the GOP establishment.

Republicans Didn’t Underperform in 2022 Because Everyone Loves Joe Biden

You would not know from virtually any American cultural product that Joe Biden is one of the most unpopular presidents in living memory.

President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, Ga., March 9, 2024.

The Islamic State’s Terribly Inconvenient Terrorism

No one’s political agenda is advanced by the barbarism in Moscow. But terrorists don’t much care if their brutality is useful.

Russian president Vladimir Putin lights a candle in memory of the victims of the Crocus City Hall attack, on the day of national mourning in a church at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, March 24, 2024.
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